Overview

• Snapdragon X2 debuts in two tiers—X2 Elite Extreme and X2 Elite—using Oryon 3 cores with configurations up to 12 Prime plus 6 Performance cores, with two Prime cores reaching a 5.0 GHz peak.
• Qualcomm confirmed the Extreme variant mixes TSMC’s N3X and N3P nodes on a single die to enable the highest clocks, balancing speed targets against leakage and efficiency.
• The Hexagon NPU doubles to 80 TOPS, targeting on‑device AI for Windows Copilot+ PCs and concurrent AI workloads across the lineup.
• New Adreno GPUs add hardware raytracing with DirectX 12.2 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4 support, while platform updates include LPDDR5X‑9523 memory up to 228 GB/s, larger total cache, PCIe 5.0 and optional Snapdragon X75 5G.
• Qualcomm projects up to 75% higher CPU performance at ISO‑power versus current rivals and 2.3× GPU perf‑per‑watt over its predecessor; Asus is named as an initial partner for H1 2026 devices, and separate hands‑on tests show the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 leading in mobile benchmarks but throttling under sustained load.